The Last of Us is more than just another zombie apocalypse franchise. It introduces a scenario that's drawn from reality: the cordyceps fungus. Cordyceps are a real-life parasitic fungus that spreads ...

Katherine is a Horror Features author for Collider, but loves movies in (almost) all shapes and genres. She went to school in Virginia for English and Film Studies before heading out to Las Vegas. She ...

One of the few complaints leveled at the first season of The Last of Us was that we didn’t get to see enough of the monstrous Infected. But for those who wanted more mushroom monsters, showrunner ...

Cordyceps are parasitic fungi that usually attack insects, arthropods, or other fungi. Essentially, the Cordyceps fungus doesn’t tend to bug us too much in real life. However, in The Last of Us, a ...

Lucy Owens is a Texas-based screenwriter and filmmaker whose work has been recognized at prestigious festivals like Slamdance and the Austin Film Festival. She is a co-founder of the independent ...